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. 2017 Apr 24;5(4):875–880. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.470

Table 2.

Variation in the pH and acidity values of different yogurt formulations during storage period (mean ± SD)

Yogurt formulation Day
0 7 14 21 28
Acidity pH Acidity pH Acidity pH Acidity pH Acidity pH
T1 0.92 ± 0.03a 4.31 ± 0.11b 0.94 ± 0.02a 4.29 ± 0.06c 0.95 ± 0.03a 4.26 ± 0.1bc 0.97 ± 0.02a 4.23 ± 0.02b 0.99 ± 0.02a 4.18 ± 0.05bc
T2 0.88 ± 0.01a 4.37 ± 0.02b 0.88 ± 0.01ab 4.34 ± 0.07bc 0.9 ± 0.02ab 4.28 ± 0.01bc 0.90 ± 0.05ab 4.26 ± 0.01ab 0.92 ± 0.01ab 4.22 ± 0.06b
T3 0.86 ± 0.01a 4.4 ± 0.02ab 0.89 ± 0.06ab 4.33 ± 0.03bc 0.9 ± 0.02ab 4.3 ± 0.05b 0.90 ± 0.01ab 4.3 ± 0.40ab 0.93 ± 0.01ab 4.23 ± 0.1b
T4 0.82 ± 0.01ab 4.43 ± 0.11ab 0.86 ± 0.01b 4.39 ± 0.02ab 0.89 ± 0.02ab 4.35 ± 0.06b 0.89 ± 0.01ab 4.32 ± 0.01ab 0.89 ± 0.01b 4.26 ± 0.04b
B1 0.84 ± 0.02ab 4.41 ± 0.09ab 0.86 ± 0.2b 4.4 ± 0.02ab 0.88 ± 0.05ab 4.39 ± 0.14ab 0.89 ± 0.04ab 4.33 ± 0.11ab 0.9 ± 0.01b 4.29 ± 0.01b
B2 0.80 ± 0.01b 4.5 ± 0.04a 0.82 ± 0.07b 4.46 ± 0.03a 0.82 ± 0.05b 4.44 ± 0.01a 0.82 ± 0.05b 4.43 ± 0.02a 0.85 ± 0.02c 4.41 ± 0.02a

T1, T2, T3, T4: yogurt containing 1.2%, 0.9%, 0.6%, 0.3% concentration of barley bran, respectively. B1: yogurt containing probiotic bacteria without barley bran and B2 is the natural yogurt (containing nonprobiotic and fiber).